Virtual Universe Company
Marvel: Dual Gate to Swallowed StarContents
- 1Biodata
- 2Overview
- 3Organization
- 3.1Membership and Advancement
- 3.2Departments
- 3.3Leadership
- 4Facilities and Resources
- 5Recruitment and Cultivation
- 6Security and Intervention Policy
- 7Major Operations
- 7.1Duel Space Recruitment
- 7.2World within a World Intervention
- 7.3Genius Challenge Tournament
- 7.4Dark Lord Crisis
- 7.5Defense of Earth and Kala Campaign
- 8Relationships
- 9Trivia
Biodata
| Feature | Information |
|---|---|
| Name | Virtual Universe Company (虛擬宇宙公司) |
| Occupation/Role | Interstellar business empire, cultivation institution, security force, and mediator of cosmic order |
| Status | Active |
| First Appearance | 183 |
Overview
The Virtual Universe Company is one of the universe's five major forces. It recruits and cultivates exceptional talents, operates commercial and research infrastructure across multiple star systems, and maintains military, intelligence, security, and mediation divisions. 184 348 404
Its stated mission is to preserve cosmic peace and stability while promoting the development of inhabited planets. The company intervenes when conflicts threaten civilians, commercial order, affiliated worlds, or wider interstellar stability. 404 612 613
Organization
Membership and Advancement
| Category | Terms and Benefits |
|---|---|
| External personnel | Retain greater freedom than internal members; Bloodline Purification Agents can be purchased for 100 million Black Dragon Coins. 185 |
| Internal personnel | Receive a free Bloodline Purification Agent and regular cultivation resources, but are subject to company management, mission assignments, and penalties for refusal. 185 |
| Full-time employees | Gain stable income, resources, and access to the company’s core operations, though entry is highly competitive. 348 |
| Level One elite employees | Formal employees granted elite treatment, a specialized badge, treasury access, and mentor assignment. 466 |
| Special Operations Team | Field operatives issued hexagonal badges engraved with the company’s rotating-galaxy insignia. 457 |
Departments
- Trade Department — Handles commercial work and market development; Hong joins its new market-development team. 349
- Intelligence Department — Conducts intelligence work, including simulated counterespionage assessments for applicants. 349
- Mediation Department — Deploys specialists to coordinate governments, de-escalate conflicts, and preserve public order. 404 419
- Security Department — Protects company interests, manages station security, and receives reports of major violations. 389 477
- Military Department — Fields battle fleets, special operations teams, and Immortal-level combatants. 420 457
- Research divisions — Operate high-tech research centers and employ senior researchers such as Luo Wen. 404 390
Leadership
- Elena Star — CEO; a King-Level Immortal and descendant of one of the company’s founders. She presides over the board and personally leads responses to universe-level threats. 420 422
- The Twelve Directors — High-level decision-makers, each at least World Lord-level, with some reaching Immortal level. 420
- Azure Venerate — One of the company’s thirteen Cosmic Venerates; grants rewards to Luo Wen, Hong, and Thor after the Kala campaign. 466
- Ming Yu — Domain Lord-level branch manager who recruits Luo Wen’s group after observing their Duel Space performance. 184
- Victor — Senior security supervisor and Chief Inspector involved in the Reno Port and Dark Lord investigations. 404 420
- Morris — Cosmic Level Three commander who leads reinforcements during the defense of Earth. 456
Facilities and Resources
- Headquarters star system — A city complex of thousands of space stations dedicated to research, housing, commerce, and entertainment. 376
- Artificial-planet headquarters — A heavily defended company installation described as a pinnacle of technological civilization. 390
- Apocalypse Star — An administrative planet entirely controlled by the company, containing offices, training bases, and research facilities. 466
- Dark Star base — A high-level training base whose Martial Artist personnel are generally Stellar Level or above. 499
- Reno Port holdings — Three major commercial complexes, two high-tech research centers, and an important logistics hub. 404
- Treasury — A deeply secured repository protected by multiple checkpoints and law-pattern barriers; elite employees may select approved treasures from it. 466
- Combat fleets — The company deploys main-force battleships, special-operation forces, and large expeditionary fleets equipped with advanced weaponry. 389 456 459
- Virtual training environments — The company’s challenge systems and virtual missions provide combat scenarios, tactical analysis, and infiltration training. 279 305 458
Recruitment and Cultivation
Ming Yu identifies Luo Wen, Hong, Thor, and Luo Feng as rare Earth-born talents after their performance in the Spatial Battleground. The company evaluates potential through Domains, Law comprehension, battle intent, artistic conception, and Psychokinesis amplification. 183 184
Luo Wen, Hong, Thor, and Luo Feng initially join as external members. They receive cultivation resources and prepare to improve their strength before entering the Cosmic Apprentice Mercenary selection. 185
Following the Kala campaign, Luo Wen, Hong, and Thor are promoted to formal Level One elite employees. Each receives one billion Cosmic Coins, access to a treasury treasure below Cosmic Level, and top mentors for cultivation. 466
Security and Intervention Policy
The company protects core members through active monitoring. When Luo Wen is attacked at a transfer station by the Black Shark Mercenary Corps, the nearest fleet receives an order to intervene and deploys the Seventh Battle Fleet. 389
At Reno Port, the company acts to contain a surge of treasure hunters that threatens public safety, trade, company assets, and normal port operations. Its mediators are authorized to coordinate with local authorities and take necessary measures against those disrupting order. 404
The company also receives reports of violations of cosmic convention. Supervisor Li accepts Luo Wen and Zhang Wei’s evidence that the Alpha X-17 Star government is secretly developing weapons of mass destruction and promises to forward it to upper management. 477
Major Operations
Duel Space Recruitment
Luo Wen deliberately brings his group into the Duel Space to attract the company’s attention and secure external membership. Ming Yu sends two company-trained elites to test them, then offers recruitment after recognizing their talent. 183 184
World within a World Intervention
After learning that four external geniuses are involved in the World within a World, company leadership issues an order affecting access to the site. Star-Level entrants are permitted, while anyone above Star-Level attempting to enter is to be killed. 196
Genius Challenge Tournament
The company organizes the genius competition in which more than two thousand participants from the Black Dragon Mountain Empire compete. Its powerful figures become concerned by the unusual concentration of exceptional Earth-born geniuses. 234 244
Dark Lord Crisis
After Yin Yue reports evidence of the Dark Lord’s servants attempting to provoke large-scale wars, Elena Star convenes the board. The company mobilizes all departments, dispatches three King-Level Immortals, and sends the flagship Eternal Light to support the investigation. 420 422
Defense of Earth and Kala Campaign
The company intervenes when the Kala Civilization threatens Earth, sending over one hundred advanced warships and three Cosmic Level powerhouses under Morris. 456
Luo Wen, Hong, and Thor are inducted into the Special Operations Team and trained for a mission to destroy Kala Prime’s core-defense energy nodes. 457 458
After the campaign, the company compels the Kala Civilization to accept terms and begin political reform toward democracy. 466
Relationships
- Luo Wen — Recruited as an external member after his Duel Space performance; later joins the Intelligence Department, becomes a senior researcher and core member, and is promoted to Level One elite employee. 184 349 390 466
- Hong — Initially recruited alongside Luo Wen; later joins the Trade Department and receives Level One elite status after the Kala campaign. 184 349 466
- Thor — Initially recruited alongside Luo Wen; later serves in special missions and the Special Operations Team before receiving Level One elite status. 184 348 457 466
- Luo Feng — Recruited as an external member with Luo Wen’s group, but chooses to wait rather than immediately pursue full-time employment. 185 348
- Ming Yu — Branch manager who recognizes the four Earthlings’ potential and offers them company membership. 184
- Elena Star — CEO who directs the company’s response to the Dark Lord threat and recognizes Luo Wen and Yin Yue’s intelligence report. 420 422
- Earth — An affiliated world whose Martial Artist community begins receiving company resources and training as it integrates into cosmic civilization. 446 501
- Reno Port Authority — Works with company mediators to manage the port’s security, accommodation, transportation, and commercial disruptions. 404 405
Trivia
- The company’s logo is depicted as a rotating galaxy or vortex made of countless stars. 457 466 477
- Its internal selection cycle is stated to occur roughly once every two years. 348
- Luo Wen describes the company as possessing the universe’s most advanced technology and most powerful Martial Artists. 498